Cohousing-L Mailing List: RE: the Denmark connection

[Tree Bressen (tree]

Hi Jan,

>I suppose the answer must be partial as there are definitely connections
>between cohousing and kibbutzim, not only in Denmark but in North America as
>well.  

Thanks for the additional info.

>. . . some places had been
>started by people who had either lived in student communes or who had
>learned of the benefits of communal living through family members who had
>etc. and who wanted something like that but that didn't have the bad things
>like living too close and sharing too much.

Just a reminder that "living too close" and "sharing too much" are in the
eye of the beholder or community member.  I personally really appreciated
my 4+ years living in a 20-person rural commune and i really enjoy the
urban cooperative household where i live now.  My current community, Walnut
St. Co-op, has a 9-bedroom house together; we eat together 5 nights a week,
have weekly house meetings, and so on.  There's a real sense of comraderie
and our common vision has been developing too, centered on social change
through dialogue and holistic (rather than adversarial) politics.  For me
it's enough privacy to have my own bedroom; for the living room, kitchen,
and other spaces, i don't need my own and am happy to share.

I think cohousing is great and i feel supportive of the movement; i'm
really glad cohousing is coming into existence as an option for those who
want more privacy while still having some sense of connection.

Cheers,

--Tree



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